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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of the week was it when Beverly disappeared?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

2. Where do Mattie Fae and Charlie live?
(a) Boulder.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Miami.

3. What is the name of Barbara and Bill's daughter?
(a) Jill.
(b) Karen.
(c) Jean.
(d) Mattie Fae.

4. Who does Mattie Fae say is moving to New York in Act 2?
(a) Steve.
(b) Little Charles.
(c) Jean.
(d) Violet.

5. Who is the author of the book that Johnna is reading in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Anne Lamott.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) T. S. Elliot.
(d) James Joyce.

6. What is Beverly drinking while he interviews Johnna in the Prologue?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Wine.

7. Who agrees to identify the body of Beverly in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Karen.
(c) Violet.
(d) Ivy.

8. How old is Ivy?
(a) 41.
(b) 44.
(c) 36.
(d) 49.

9. How is the lighting described in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "A spotlight shines at the up-left area of the stage."
(b) "Blackness; then, a single flashlight appears upstage left."
(c) "Red and blue police flashers bounce light across the front porch."
(d) "Sunlight shines through the blinds."

10. What is the name of the book that Beverly wrote and published?
(a) The Long Road Home.
(b) Meadowlark.
(c) The Room.
(d) As I Lay Dying.

11. What time does Sheriff Gilbeau tell Violet it is when she asks in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) 4:45 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 5:45 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

12. When was the photograph taken of Beverly and Violet in New York City that Mattie Fae looks at in Act 2?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1959.

13. Where is August: Osage County set?
(a) Tuscon, Arizona.
(b) Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
(c) Chattanooga, Tennessee.
(d) Tulsa, Oklahoma.

14. What is Charlie watching on television in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A hockey game.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) A basketball game.
(d) A football game.

15. What kind of cancer does Violet have?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Cancer of the mouth.
(c) Ovarian cancer.
(d) Breast cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does Violet claim it is in the beginning of Act 2?

2. What is Mattie Fae drinking in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does Karen say she believes men are better than women at in Act 2?

4. How long does Mattie Fae say it's been since they've visited Violet's home in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Where do Barbara and Bill live?

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